Brandon Walkin (born 16 August 1994) is an Australian tennis player.
| Country (sports) |  Australia |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 August 1994 Brisbane, Australia |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Prize money | $61,806 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 702 (17 February 2020) |
| Current ranking | No. 1582 (18 November 2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 17 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 204 (2 March 2020) |
| Current ranking | No. 1366 (18 November 2024) |
| Last updated on: 18 November 2024. | |
Walkin has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 204, achieved on June 19, 2023, and a career high singles ranking of 702 achieved on 17 February 2020[1]
Walkin made his ATP main draw debut at the 2022 Adelaide International 2 after receiving a wildcard into the doubles main draw with Harry Bourchier.[2]
Career
edit2013–2017: Career beginnings on ITF and Challenger Tour
editWalkin made his ITF debut in March 2013 at the Australia F4, where he made the second round. It was his only singles tournament of the year.
In 2014 and 2015 Walkin played on the ITF in Australia and Europe, with the second round being he best performance in singles and semi-finals in doubles.
In September 2016 Walkin reached the quarter-final of the Australia F5.
In October 2016 Walkin debuted on the ATP Challenger Tour after he qualified for Traralgon ATP Challenger.
In February 2017 Walkin reached his first ITF finals in doubles in Anning, China. Walkin also won his first ITF title in Anning, China, partnered with Thomas Fancutt. Walkin played his last match on the ITF circuit in April 2017 for almost two years.
2019–2021
editIn February 2019 following a two-year injury lay off, Walkin played his first match on the ITF circuit since April 2017 and throughout 2019, made 8 ITF doubles finals. In May 2019, Walkin reached his first singles ITF final in M15 Cancun, which saw him re enter the ATP top 1000 rankings. Walkin returned to Australia and played several ITF and challenger events, finishing 2019 with a singles ranking of 782 and a doubles rank of 334. Walkin also competed in the Australian Open Wildcard Playoffs in 2019 losing to eventual winner J.P Smith
Walkin started 2020 playing in the North American ITF Circuit, achieving a semi-final run at Cancun, Mexico, before the COVID-19 pandemic stopped play in March 2020.
2022: ATP debut
editWalkin began 2022 at the 2022 Traralgon International following yet another injury lay off. He reached the second round. Walkin made his ATP Tour debut at the 2022 Adelaide International 2, playing doubles alongside Harry Bourchier. Walkin also competed in the singles qualifying event.[2]
ITF Circuit finals
editSingles: 2 (0 title)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Level | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2019 | M15 | Cancún, Mexico | Hard | Jordi Arconada | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Apr 2023 | M25 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard | Yankı Erel | 3–6, 0–6 |
Doubles: 29 (17 titles)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Level | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2017 | M15 | Anning, China | Hard | Thomas Fancutt | Marco Bortolotti Nino Serdarušić |
6–7, 6–3, [8–10] |
| Winner | 1–1 | Mar 2017 | M15 | Anning, China | Hard | Thomas Fancutt | Bai Yan Zhao Cai |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Winner | 2–1 | Mar 2019 | M25 | Mildura, Australia | Grass | Calum Puttergill | Brydan Klein Scott Puodziunas |
7–6, 6–7 [18–16] |
| Winner | 3–1 | Mar 2019 | M25 | Mornington, Australia | Clay | Calum Puttergill | Thomas Fancutt Dane Sweeny |
6–1, 7–5 |
| Winner | 4–1 | Mar 2019 | M25 | Mornington, Australia | Clay | Calum Puttergill | Aaron Addison Karunuday Singh |
1–6 6–3 [10–8] |
| Winner | 5–1 | May 2019 | M15 | Cancún, Mexico | Hard | Matthew Christopher Romios | Alexios Halebian Paul Oosterbaan |
6–2, 2–6, [10–8] |
| Loss | 5–2 | Jul 2019 | M15 | Cancún, Mexico | Hard | Felix Corwin | Jaimee Floyd Angele Ronan Joncour |
6–3, 3–6, [8–10] |
| Loss | 5–3 | Jul 2019 | M15 | Cancún, Mexico | Hard | Tyler Mercier | Joshua Ortlip Breno Souza Plentz |
6–3, 6–7, [5–10] |
| Loss | 5–4 | Aug 2019 | M15 | Cancún, Mexico | Hard | Isaac Stoute | Shintaro Mochizuki Thiago Agustin Tirante |
6–7, 7–5, [4–10] |
| Winner | 6–4 | Sep 2019 | M25 | Cairns, Australia | Hard | Calum Puttergill | Vladyslav Orlov Rhett Purcell |
6–4, 5–7, [10–5] |
| Loss | 6–5 | Feb 2020 | M15 | Cancún, Mexico | Hard | Gabriel Petit | Simon Carr Ajeet Rai |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 7–5 | Feb 2020 | M15 | Cancún, Mexico | Hard | Igor Marcondes | Francisco Comesaña Alejo Lorenzo Lingua Lavallén |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 7–6 | Dec 2021 | M15 | Cancún, Mexico | Hard | Constantin Bittoun Kouzmine | Arklon Huertas del Pino Conner Huertas del Pino |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 8–6 | Feb 2022 | M25 | Bendigo, Australia | Hard | Calum Puttergill | Blake Ellis Tristan Schoolkate |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 8–7 | May 2022 | M15 | Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Matthew Christopher Romios | Vladimir Korolev Maxim Ratniuk |
6–7(3–7), 6–4, [5–10] |
| Win | 9–7 | Jun 2022 | M25 | Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Clay | Matthew Christopher Romios | Mattia Bellucci Rémy Bertola |
3–6, 6–4, [10–6] |
| Loss | 9–8 | Jun 2022 | M15 | Bytom, Poland | Clay | Matthew Christopher Romios | Jakub Mensik Olaf Pieczkowski |
6–7(3–7), 5–7 |
| Win | 10–8 | Jul 2022 | M15 | Velenje, Slovenia | Clay | Constantin Bittoun Kouzmine | Jiri Barnat Filip Duda |
6–1, 6-2 |
| Win | 11–8 | Aug 2022 | M25 | Padua, Italy | Clay | Jason Taylor | Duje Ajdukovic Frane Nincevic |
7–6(7–3), 6-0 |
| Win | 12–8 | Aug 2022 | M25 | Poznań, Poland | Clay | Jason Taylor | Michal Dembek Georgii Kravchenko |
7–5, 7–5 |
| Loss | 12–9 | Oct 2022 | M25 | Rodez, France | Hard | Zvonimir Babić | Mats Hermans Mick Veldheer |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 13–9 | Oct 2022 | M25 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard | Thomas Fancutt | Sun Fajing Seita Watanabe |
4–6, 6–3, [10–6] |
| Loss | 13–10 | Mar 2023 | M25 | Canberra, Australia | Clay | Matthew Christopher Romios | Taisei Ichikawa Daisuke Sumizawa |
6–7(6–8), 7–5, [3–10] |
| Win | 14–10 | Apr 2023 | M25 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard | Matthew Christopher Romios | Ray Ho Parikshit Somani |
7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 15–10 | May 2023 | M15 | Brčko, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Clay | George Goldhoff | Lukas Pokorny David Pichler |
7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
| Win | 16–10 | Jun 2023 | M25 | Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Clay | Matthew Christopher Romios | Stefan Latinovic Andrej Radojicic |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 16–11 | Jun 2023 | M15 | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Clay | Matthew Christopher Romios | Juan Bautista Otegui Matias Zukas |
6–7(0–7), 3–6 |
| Loss | 16–12 | Sep 2023 | M25 | Darwin, Australia | Hard | Blake Bayldon | Thomas Fancutt Ajeet Rai |
1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 17–12 | Nov 2024 | M25 | Brisbane, Australia | Hard | Colin Sinclair | Joshua Charlton Emile Hudd |
7–6(7–3), 6–3 |
References
edit- ^ "Brandon Walkin | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
- ^ a b "Sanders makes impressive start to qualifying quest in Adelaide | 9 January, 2022 | All News | News and Features | News and Events | Tennis Australia". tennis.com.au. Retrieved 10 January 2022.